The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) will participate in a fundamental debate concerning one of today's major social challenges: the relationship between the use of new technologies and the Internet and the mental health of children and adolescents.
The event, titled "Digital Well-being and Minors," is organized by The Conversation Spain in collaboration with the Science Park of Andalusia-Granada. It is part of a project designed to analyze the relationship between the use of technologies and the internet and child and adolescent mental health.
The panel discussion will feature a multidisciplinary group of specialists to discuss key topics related to psychology, pedagogy, education, neuroscience, legislation and technology. Charo Rueda, a researcher in the CIMCYC's Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab and Full Professor of Experimental Psychology at the UGR, will participate as an expert in this event.
The objective is to analyze the use (and abuse) of digital tools and their impact on the emotional and cognitive well-being of minors, in order to find practical solutions to this social phenomenon. The debate will be open to the public, with a special invitation extended to professionals citizens interested in mental health and technology and parents caregivers.
Panelists
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Charo Rueda: University Professor in the UGR’s Department of Experimental Psychology. She conducts research in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (https://www.ugr.es/~labncd/). Her interest centers on the development of higher cognitive skills in childhood, specializing in attention and self-regulation.
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Daniel Ilzarbe: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Addictive Behaviors in Adolescents Unit (UNICA-A) at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. He trained at Zucker Hillside Hospital (New York City USA) and the Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley King’s College London.
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Enrique J Benítez Palma: Expert in digital regulation and cybersecurity. He is part of the academic advisory board of the Foundation for Legal Artificial Intelligence (FIAL), a member of the advisory board for the Chair of Digital Transformation at the University of Córdoba (UCO) and a professor in the same university’s online Master’s in Cybersecurity program.